| ACHLAMYDEOUS | • achlamydeous adj. (Botany) having no perianth. • ACHLAMYDEOUS adj. without a perianth. |
| CEPHALOMETRY | • cephalometry n. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. • CEPHALOMETRY n. the science of measuring the head in living individuals. |
| CHLORENCHYMA | • chlorenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts. • CHLORENCHYMA n. plant stem tissue containing chlorophyll. |
| COLLENCHYMAS | • collenchymas n. Plural of collenchyma. • COLLENCHYMA n. the supportive tissue of plants. |
| CYTOCHEMICAL | • cytochemical adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry. • cytochemical n. (Biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells. • CYTOCHEMICAL adj. relating to cytochemistry. |
| HAEMATOCRYAL | • haematocryal adj. (Zoology) cold-blooded. • HAEMATOCRYAL adj. of all animals except birds and mammals, having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the surroundings, also HEMATOCRYAL. |
| HAEMATOXYLIC | • HAEMATOXYLIC adj. of or like haematoxylin. |
| HOMEOTYPICAL | • homeotypical adj. (Biology) Of or resembling the usual type. • HOMEOTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosis, also HOMOEOTYPICAL. |
| HYPOCALCEMIA | • hypocalcemia n. (Biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood. • HYPOCALCEMIA n. a deficiency of calcium in the blood, also HYPOCALCAEMIA. |
| HYPOCALCEMIC | • hypocalcemic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hypocalcemia. • HYPOCALCEMIC adj. relating to hypocalcemia, also HYPOCALCAEMIC. |
| HYPOGLYCEMIA | • hypoglycemia n. (Pathology) A too low level of blood glucose. • HYPOGLYCEMIA n. abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood, also HYPOGLYCAEMIA. |
| HYPOVOLAEMIC | • hypovolaemic adj. Alternative form of hypovolemic. |
| LACHRYMOSELY | • lachrymosely adv. In a lachrymose manner. • LACHRYMOSE adv. shedding tears. |
| MACROCEPHALY | • macrocephaly n. (Medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large. • macrocephaly n. (Geography) The excessive concentration of population and development in a single centre, to the detriment… • MACROCEPHALY n. largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head. |
| MELANCHOLILY | • melancholily adv. In a melancholy manner. • MELANCHOLY adv. sad, gloomy. |
| METHODICALLY | • methodically adv. In a methodical manner; with order. • METHODICAL adv. arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order, also METHODIC. |
| MICROCEPHALY | • microcephaly n. A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth. • MICROCEPHALY n. the state of having a small head. |
| PHONEMICALLY | • phonemically adv. By means of, or in terms, of phonemes. • PHONEMIC adv. relating to a phoneme. |
| POLYCYTHEMIA | • polycythemia n. (Pathology) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells… • POLYCYTHEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHAEMIA. |
| PYROCHEMICAL | • pyrochemical adj. (Chemistry) Of, related to, or produced by chemical reactions at elevated temperatures. • PYROCHEMICAL adj. relating to chemical changes at high temperatures. |